Hype for February 27, 2010

The Minnesota Wild have signed popular winger Cal Clutterbuck to a three-year extension.

The 22-year-old Clutterbuck would have become a restricted free agent at the end of the season.

The United States embarrassed Finland with six goals in the first period on their way to a 6-1 win and a berth in the gold medal game.

Miikka Kiprusoff made an ultimatum earlier this season that unless he was going to be the starter, he wouldn’t compete for the Finnish national team at the Olympics. He was named the starter, but he certainly forgot to hold up his end of the bargain to compete in this semifinal matchup at Canada Hockey Place.

Team Canada survived a late push by the Slovaks to hang on for a 3-2 win and solidify a cross-border battle for gold with the Americans.

Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and an assist while Chris Pronger chipped in two helpers to lead the Canadians team past a Slovak squad that almost sandbagged Canada in a scrappy third period to steal the victory.